Show iivo L S I 1 OCK COMPARE HEIFERS AS BEEF MAKE MAKERS RS well finished 1 agat animals are most popular prepared by the united states department of 0 uel ue l in in comparing the meat abilities ot of well bred heffers heifers and steers tec recently e antly the united states department ot of agriculture and sever seven state expert ment stations disproved some of tile the arguments which have been advanced in support of the longstanding long standing prejudice against heifer hect beef one of the most interesting and important facts discovered by the investigators ti la 18 that the meat from well finished heifers heffers to Is equally as palatable is HS that tant from steers when tile the two are slaughtered at tho the same age moreover in these experiments the dressing percentage of the heifers heffers was fully as aa high as that of thu the steers in the course of their studies on oil the relative merits of the two sexes as meat producers the investigators likewise found that year yearling illig helfers erdl barlly react reach an acceptable market fillish more quickly and nl at lighter weight than do steers of sli nilar bree breeding fling nod and feeding it follows of course that the heifers heffers become sooner than the steers when the feeding Is continued these research findings are significant in view of the present demand for lighter weight carcasses of good finish tile the department says tile housewife likes to buy small hut but well oil finished cuts of beef slie she likes steak thick if not otherwise too large and would buy roasts more often it if all she could always get them small enough the well finished light heifer slough before she becomes overfill ful lilla fills those these requirements tills this study lias has uncovered some solve facts which should bu of marked benefit not only to tile the consuming public hut but also to the pro dueer ili iter the meat pucker packer and the re taller the department says the agricultural experiment stations of arkansas colorado mis ails bourt mississippi ohio and 1111 illinois in operation cooperation co with the united milled department of agriculture fed out about head of cattle about half of which were heifert heifers and halt half steers during these experiments |